bits and pieces from the northern island.
The Reykjavík Art Museum is currently hosting at Kjarvalsstaðir the painting exhibition “My dreamland in the North – Karen Agnete Þórarinsson“. Danish painter Karen Agnete was born in Copenhagen in 1903 from a well-off family. She grew up in a creative and culturally stimulating environment and attended the Danish Art Academy in Copenhagen. In 1929 … Read the full article →
Reykjavík’s harbor area is going to turn into an art district for a week. The event, organized by Warsaw’s Raster Gallery is called Villa Reykjavík and it’s going to take place from the 9th to the 16th of July. Fourteen European art galleries are going to establish their headquarters and open their doors at various … Read the full article →
For whoever is interested, the brochure featuring complete information on the venues and detailed program for the upcoming Jónsvaka Midsummer Festival – opening tomorrow at the Hitt Húsið at 15:00 – is now available in most bars and cafés around Reykjavík or is downloadable from here. Don’t forget to take a look at their official … Read the full article →
Jónsvaka Midsummer Festival 2010, an important promoting platform for many promising members of the Icelandic art scene, is going to take place in the heart of Reykjavík from 24th to 27th of June.